Searching FirstSearch Databases

Assistant Professor & Digital Resources Librarian

FirstSearch Explanation

OCLC changed the platform from FirstSearch to a more universal platform. It now works like a discovery system rather than an individual database search. Because of this change, only one URL is available for searching all/any of the OCLC databases. The University Libraries has chosen to link to the Advanced Search screen which will allow the user to decide which databases to search. The following section is an illustrated guide to how to select the desired databases.